Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-02
FARM AND FiRESlDE.

| ON clay soils spoultr yards may be
greatly Improved BY placing a tile
drain two feet below the surface Of the
yard. and then adding. i foot of sand.
5 Treated in this way the rains carry
down much of the filth to the drains
and save labor. - Indianapolis Journal.
Southern Crackers: Take cup
of risen dough, a tablespoon of white
sugar beaten with one egg, mix with
the dough, add q tablespoon Of butter.
two teaspoons of soda dissolved in a
emp of cream. Beat half an hour, roll
thin, bake in 4 hot oven. Good Cheer.
Race horses arc fed on the clean
blades of corn fodder in some stables
AS it is free from dust. The stalk of
corn is stripped Of its blades by hand,
and the blades are then tied into a
small. bundle, which is hung on the
stalk to cure. It. never touches the
ground. and is consequently free from
dirt. Troy Times. =. Z
Flour is like butter. it absorbs
smells readily. It should not be kept in
\ place where there arc onions, fish.
decaying vegetables, or other odorous
substances, or in damp room or cellar.
Keep itip acool, dry, airy room,, not
exposed to freezing temperature, or
to one above seventy degrees, and al
ways sift before using.-Boston Budget.
Potato Balls: Boil some potatoes
very dry; mash them rs smoothly as
possible, season we'll with salt and pep
per, warm them with an ounce of but
ter to every pound of potatoes anil a
few spoonfuls of good cream; let them
cool a little, roll them into balls,
sprinkle over them some crushed YER
micelii or macaroni and fry them
light brown.-Erchange. -
. Although plaster is an excellent
absorbent of ammonia. yet it is not
equal to sulphate of potash (kainit), as
the latter is more soluble and also more
easily broken up from its combina-
tons, thus enabling it more readily to
unite with ammonia (thereby forming
sulphates) and preventing its escape
ST. Louis Republican,,
Tea Cakes: One dozen eggs, one
pound of butteI one pound of sugar.
nne pound and half of -four. one-half
ounce of nutmeg and mace each, two
pounds of clean. dry curranss; if the
currants are added damp they will
make the cake heavy. These cakes can
be baked in small shapes, or in Il large
tin, and cut in squares; they are far
nicer than most other tea cakes. Ice if
you wish.-Farnaer and Manufacturer.
Tomato Catsup: Cat your tomatoes,
boil soft and rub them through a wire
sieve. To four quarts Of pulp add one
tablespoonful salt, one teaspoon black
pepper, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon,
.one-haif teaspoonful cloves and sugar
TO suit the taste. When nearly done
add little good strong vinegar. Boil
three hours. Bottle and cork tight: seal
the eorks with sealing wax.-India,s-
aposis Sentinel. -. -
-Stewed Lobster: Having boiled the
lobster, take the meat from the she'll
and cut lido not chop into small pieces,
season it with powdered nutmeg.H few
blades of mace, and cayenne; add salt
to taste; mix with it one-fourth pound
fresh butter and two glasses of white
wine; put into a stewpan and stew
gently for twenty minutes, keeping the
pan closely covered, lest the flavor
should evaporate; serve very hot.
Strew ths meat over with sifted bread
crumbs, and brown the top with a sala-
nander. Serve very hot-St. Louis
Republican.